Asclepias tuberosa subsp. tuberosa (L.) Decne.

Butterfly milkweed (en), Asclépiade tubéreuse (fr)

Subspecies

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Asclepias > Asclepias tuberosa

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.9m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.9
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -35
Optimum temperature (C°) 14 - 24
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Asclepias tuberosa subsp. tuberosa world distribution map, present in Canada, Mexico, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:21321-2
WFO ID wfo-0001104466
COL ID 5FSYY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Asclepias tuberosa f. lutea Asclepias decumbens Asclepias floridana Acerates decumbens Asclepias lutea Asclepias cuneifolia Asclepias elliptica Asclepias revoluta Asclepias tuberosa f. bicolor Asclepias tuberosa f. decumbens Asclepias tuberosa f. flavescens Acerates decumbens var. erecta Asclepias tuberosa var. cordata Asclepias tuberosa var. decumbens Asclepias tuberosa var. flexuosa Asclepias tuberosa subsp. tuberosa Asclepias tuberosa var. prealta Asclepias tuberosa var. undulata Asclepias tuberosa var. angustifolia